DRYMOICA NATALENSIS. 
equal and longest; the third and seventh equal and a little shorter; the 
second about half an inch shorter than the longest; and the first about half 
the length of the second ; the tertiary quill feathers nearly as long as the 
primaries. Tarsi robust, anteriorly scutellated, posteriorly entire ; toes long 
and rather strong, particularly the posterior one ; claws long, much curved 
and pointed. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length from the point of the bill to 
the tip of the tail 7 3 
of the bill to the angle of the 
mouth 0 8J 
of the wings when folded . . 3 qi 
of the tail 3 4 
Female. — N ot known. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length of the tarsus 1 j i 
of the outer toe 0 5| 
of the middle toe 0 8 
of the inner toe 0 5 
of the hinder toe 0 5 
Inhabits the neighbourhood of Port Natal, and the specimen described was shot noon reeds 
among whrch It was flitting and fro in search of insects, which, from the ingesta found in 
stomach, appeared to have been its sole food. 
